3rd Nov 2006 12:10
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC03 November 2006 British Sky Broadcasting Group plc AGM - shareholders approve all resolutions 3 November 2006 BRITISH SKY BROADCASTING GROUP PLC (the "Company") Annual General Meeting At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today at The Queen ElizabethII Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London SW1P 3EE at 11.30a.m., all resolutions were duly passed. The voting results are as follows: 1. To receive the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2006, together with the report of the Directors and auditors thereon Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld 1,335,244,982 99.95 623,564 0.05 11,821,611 2. To declare a final dividend Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld 1,347,665,326 99.99 8,616 0.01 16,215 3. To reappoint Chase Carey as a Director Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld 1,343,978,945 99.78 2,950,495 0.22 760,717 4. To reappoint Nicholas Ferguson as a Director Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld 1,346,014,116 99.93 909,848 0.07 7 66,193 5. To reappoint James Murdoch as a Director Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld 1,343,439,544 99.87 1,773,276 0.13 2,477,337 6. To reappoint Jacques Nasser as a Director Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld 1,346,010,908 99.93 914,555 0.07 764,694 7. To reappoint David DeVoe as a Director Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld 1,343,964,181 99.78 2,961,550 0.22 764,426 8. To reappoint Rupert Murdoch as a Director Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld 1,325,439,595 99.27 9,789,390 0.73 12,461,172 9. To reappoint Arthur Siskind as a Director Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld 1,343,323,159 99.73 3,599,258 0.27 767,740 10. To reappoint Deloitte & Touche LLP as Auditors and to authorise the Directors to agree their remuneration Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld 1,334,371,274 99.07 12,567,841 0.93 751,042 11. To approve the Report on Directors' Remuneration for the year ended 30 June 2006 Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld 1,310,393,408 97.83 29,047,884 2.17 8,248,865 12. To authorise the Directors to make EU political donations and incur EU political expenditure under the PPER Act 2000 Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld 1,325,971,232 99.25 10,080,153 0.75 11,638,772 13. To authorise the Directors to allot shares under section 80 Companies Act 1985 Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld 1,344,494,827 99.77 3,107,754 0.23 87,576 14. To disapply statutory pre-emption rights (Special Resolution) Votes for % Votes against % Votes withheld 1,342,707,642 99.76 3,163,857 0.24 1,818,658 Notes: (i) The votes "for" include those votes giving the Chairman discretion (ii) A "vote withheld" is not counted towards the votes cast "for" or "against"a resolution. Dave Gormley Company Secretary This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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